Label.



M. C. MORAN.

LABEL.

APPLICATION FILED r1111. 18, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

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MICHAEL C. MORAN, OF OLYPHANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

LABEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 18, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Serial No. 609,324.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL G. MORAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Olyphant, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Labels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improved label for bottles and is primarilydirected to a label holder which, when in position to display the label,will cover and effectively prevent withdrawal of the cork, therebyrequiring the manipulation of the holder to permit access to the cork.

The label is particularly serviceable in connection with bottlescontaining poison or dangerous drugs as, by its character, it willindicate the contents of the bottle and furthermore require specialoperation before the contents of the bottle are accessible, therebynotifying the user of the character of the material contained in thebottle.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a labelholder constructed to include a label plate, a cover plate, and aconnector adapted to be engaged by the neck of the bottle, the holderbeing movable to permit the cover plate to be arranged in a position tooverlie and prevent withdrawal of the cork or to be moved to a positionto permit the convenient withdrawal of the same.

The invention in its preferred details of construction will be describedin the following specification, reference being had particularly to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewillustrating the application of the improved label holder to a bottle,the bottle being broken off. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the labelholder shown raised.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the improved labelholder is constructed of a single strip of material having a maximumwidth exceeding that of the neck. The strip is materially reduced inwidth at one end to provide a tongue 1, and intermediate the ends with abody portion 2 bent to provide a cover plate 3 and a display plate 4arranged at right angles to each other, the length of the display plate"preferably exceeding that of the cover plate. The tongue section 1 isprojected for a short distance beyond the end of the sealing plate inalinement with the latter to provide a thumb-piece 5, then formed in areturn bend on itself and projected downward, as at 7, terminating in aloop or gudgeon form 8 to more or less loosely receive a wire connector9. If desired, the side and bottom edges of the display plate may beinturned to form flanges 10 to receive a card or other strip 11 bearingdata indicating the contents of the bottle.

In securing the label holder in place the connector 9 is arranged toencircle the bottle neck 12 and its terminals intertwisted, as at 13, tosecure the parts in place. When thus arranged, with the label holder inoperative position the cover plate 3 will overlie and bear upon a cork14 while the display plate will depend in front of the bottle neck.IVhile in this position, the label 11 is in a convenient displayposition and the cork 1 1 practically inaccessible without operating thelabel holder. When it is desired to draw the cork, the label holder isturned backward on the connector 9, as a pivot or hinge, which rendersthe cork accessible and at the same time displays the inner side of thedisplay plate 4, the manipulation of the label holder being renderedconvenient by the finger-piece 5. If desired, the inner surface of thedisplay plate may be suitably inscribed to indicate the dangerouscontents of the bottle, as for example, with the usual symboliccharacterization of the skull and cross bones.

The label holder is preferably constructed of a single strip of sheetmetal, though in this connection I contemplate the use of any desiredmaterial and the manufacture of the device in any desired size.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A labelholder including a strip of material reduced at one end to form atongue, that port-ion of greater width being bent at right angles toprovide a cover plate and a display plate, the tongue being arranged toform a finger-piece and a projection from the finger-piece to form asupport, and a connector loosely mounted in the support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL C. MORAN.

Witnesses:

MARGARET MORAN, ELIZABETH MORAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

